Puppet Archives is designed as a companion piece to the
Douglas Hayward Puppet Collection, housed in the
Staffordshire County Museum, Shugborough Estate, near
Stafford, UK.

In addition to collecting
puppets for his exhibition, Douglas also gathered
together much printed material related to the theme of
the collection - pioneers of the art of modern puppetry
in the UK. Presented here, therefore, is a
selection of that supporting material, plus some newly
researched items where relevant.

The choice of puppet
practitioners featured is not intended in any way to be
definitive, but rather is governed by the quality and
quantity of materials available. Updates will be
added regularly.